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Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon (www.wsj.com)
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[โ€“] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So it's going to be like TrueCar or Kelly Blue Book where you give your info and then get harassed for weeks by every dealership in a 500 mile radius?

[โ€“] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

To be fair the current automotive market creates a lot of dealerships and reduces the risk for car yard salesmen etc and gives the customer the opportunity to shop around, it's just that with the recent concerns like global warming, e bikes becoming popular and the cartel of automotive techs, the competition has shifted away from dealerships and low level players towards pressuring producers to create a paradigm shift for everyone else to fit into. Another problem for the engineers